Hemiscyllium henryi

Hemiscyllium henryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Orectolobiformes
Family:Hemiscylliidae
Genus:Hemiscyllium
Species: H. henryi
Binomial name
Hemiscyllium henryi
G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008[1]

Hemiscyllium henryi, the Triton epaulette shark or Henry's epaulette shark, is a species of bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. Together with H. galei, it was only scientifically described in 2008.[1][2] At present, H. henryi is only known from depths of 3 to 30 metres (9.8 to 98.4 ft) at reefs near Triton Bay on the southern coast of West Papua, Indonesia.[1] It reaches a length of 81.5 centimetres (32.1 in), and is covered in numerous fine black spots. It has large, "double" spot on the side behind the pectoral fins.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Allen & Erdmann (2008). "Two new species of bamboo sharks (Orectolobiformes: Hemiscylliidae) from Western New Guinea". Aqua (Miradolo Terme). 13 (3–4): 93–108.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2010). "Hemiscyllium henryi" in FishBase. May 2010 version.
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